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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Finegoldia magna''}}

== Background ==

=== Microbiology ===

* [[Stain::Gram-positive]] obligate anaerobic [[Shape::coccus]] within the genus [[Finegoldia]]
* Usually appear in polymicrobial infections, but can be monomicrobial

== Clinical Manifestations ==

* Can cause wound, soft tissue, and bone and joint infections
** One of the main species involved in infections of chronic ulcers, including [[Diabetic foot infection|diabetic foot infections]], venous stasis ulcers, and pressure injuries
* Case reports of [[endocarditis]], [[breast abscess]], pleural [[empyema]], [[mediastinitis]], [[chronic balanitis]], and [[bacterial vaginosis]]

== Management ==

* Almost always susceptible to [[penicillin]], [[amoxicillin]], [[clindamycin]], [[metronidazole]], and [[vancomycin]]
* Unclear if susceptible to [[fluoroquinolones]], but they are occasionally used to treat

== Further Reading ==

* ''Finegoldia magna'' Isolated from Orthopedic Joint Implant-Associated Infections. ''J Clin Microbiol''. 2017;55(11):3283-3291. doi: [https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00866-17 10.1128/JCM.00866-17]

[[Category:Anaerobes]]
[[Category:Gram-positive cocci]]